Christmas At The Cove
by Rachel
Brimble
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GENRE: Contemporary Romance
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BLURB:
More family for Christmas?
Scott Walker doesn't have time for a relationship. The sexy mechanic has career ambitions, not to mention a mother and three sisters to take care of. The last thing he needs is Carrie Jameson, the beauty he never forgot, arriving in Templeton Cove over the holidays with some unexpected news.
Scott still finds Carrie irresistible, and he's not one to shirk responsibility. Scott's issues with his own dad make the prospect of parenthood a minefield. But if he and Carrie can overcome their fears, this Christmas could bring them the best gift of all.
Scott Walker doesn't have time for a relationship. The sexy mechanic has career ambitions, not to mention a mother and three sisters to take care of. The last thing he needs is Carrie Jameson, the beauty he never forgot, arriving in Templeton Cove over the holidays with some unexpected news.
Scott still finds Carrie irresistible, and he's not one to shirk responsibility. Scott's issues with his own dad make the prospect of parenthood a minefield. But if he and Carrie can overcome their fears, this Christmas could bring them the best gift of all.
EXCERPT:
She glanced around the garage. “I’m sorry to turn
up unannounced like this, but I’m here and we need to talk.”
He stared at her in disbelief as questions, demands
and weaknesses hurtled around inside him, battling with the intense sexual frustration
storming through his body. “Just like that, you turn up and say, ‘We need to
talk’?” He shook his head and turned away from her, lest he get caught in the
snare of her wide, impossibly gorgeous eyes. “Go away.”
“No.”
Keeping his back to her, he uncrossed his arms and
planted his hands on his hips. He tipped his head back and smiled as insanity
rushed his bloodstream. He wanted to grab her, shake her, kiss her and make
love to her. God, he wanted to drop to his damn knees in front of her and beg her
to tell him where she’d been and now she was back, was she back for good?
“Scott?”
He closed his eyes, barely resisting the urge to
cover his ears with his hands and block out her tempting voice, achingly laced
with the unmistakable sound of a plea. “Whether you want to see me or not, I
have to talk to you, and I won’t leave the Cove until you hear me out.”
Her heels clicked closer and his body tensed,
waiting for what came next. The dangerous, musky scent of her perfume wafted
under his nostrils and he inhaled. She approached the bench beside him and put
down a business card. “My number’s on there. I’m staying at the Christie. Call
me when you’re ready to talk. It’s important or I wouldn’t have come.”
He glanced at the card. Carrie Jameson. Producer.
She turned and walked away. He let her go, feeling
like a smashed up car after a hurricane, tossed and turned through the air
before being spewed crudely across the highway, left to rust and burn.
He picked up the card. His hand shook and the rare
sting of tears shamed him. What the hell was he supposed to do now? Carrie was
back and his libido told him only too clearly there was no way in hell he
wouldn’t go to her. How was he supposed to let her go a second time when he’d
lived the last three years regretting he didn’t stop her the first time?
My Most Memorable Christmas…by Rachel Brimble
I love Christmas once all the presents are bought and
wrapped, the cards sent out and the decision of where we’ll eat the
all-important Christmas lunch has been decided. We tend to alternate Christmas
lunch either at my mother-in-laws or hosting my parents and my in-laws at our
house.
One of my memorable Christmases was 2010.
In June of the same year, my husband, two daughters and I
(along with family friends) were caught up in the unexpected and terrifying French
floods. This resulted in us being evacuated from our holiday caravan and, after
a twelve-hour ordeal of waiting and worrying what would happen next, we were
eventually rescued by helicopter from the clubhouse roof.
We lost all our belongings, passports and my engagement ring,
but thankfully got home relatively unscathed. We were very lucky. Twenty-five
people lost their lives that day…
The reason I will never forget this Christmas is because the
ripple effects of the ordeal were still very much within us when my husband
stood up at the dressed Christmas dining table and announced he had a surprise
present for me.
I had absolutely no idea what was coming next!
From behind his back, he produced a small velvet box…and
inside was a brand new, diamond solitaire engagement ring to replace the one
I’d lost in the flood. Suffice to say, I promptly burst into tears as the rest
of my family cheered and clapped.
Definitely a Christmas to remember and be thankful for!
AUTHOR Bio and
Links:
Rachel
lives with her husband and two teenage daughters in a small town near Bath in
the UK. After having several novels published by small US presses, she secured
agent representation in 2011. Since 2013, she has had five books published by
Harlequin Superromance (Templeton Cove Stories) and three Victorian romances by
eKensington/Lyrical.
Rachel
is a member of the Romantic Novelists Association and Romance Writers of
America, and was selected to mentor the Superromance finalist of So You Think
You Can Write 2014 contest. When she isn’t writing, you’ll find Rachel with her
head in a book or walking the beautiful English countryside with her family.
Her dream place to live is Bourton-on-the-Water in South West England.
She
likes nothing more than connecting and chatting with her readers and fellow
romance writers. Rachel would love to hear from you!
Links:
Website:
http://rachelbrimble.com/
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